Rome, 23 May 2022 – Stop for Marcell Jacobs, for the blue Olympic champion of the 100 meters and the 4×100 relay, the medical staff of the Federatletica prescribed 10 days of rest. Thus skips the appointment on Saturday in Diamond League, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The stage that would have allowed Jacobs, European record holder of the 100 meters with 9 “80 and of the 60 indoor with 6” 41, to compete with the best sprinters in the world, the Americans Fred Kerley, Ronnie Baker, Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles, and the Canadian Andre De Grasse.
The 27-year-old champion of the Fiamme Oro suffers from one first degree distraction-elongationwho sent him back to the pits after the gastrointestinal virus that had stopped him on 7 May in Nairobi.
A note from Federatletica reads: “Jacobs will stay in Rome where, with the coach Paolo Camossiwill proceed to full recovery in view of future competitive events. “The athlete will thus try to recover as best he can for the appointment of 9 June at the Olympic stadium for the ‘Goldel Gala Pietro Mennea’.